Water-trough with submerged heater



(No Mndel.)

J. F. FERGUSON.

WATER THOUGH WITH SUBMBRGED HEATER.

Patented July 31, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES F. FERGUSON, OE BURLINGTON, VERMONT.

WATER-TROUGH WITH SUBMERGED HEATER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No 386,873, dated July 31, 1888.

Application filed September 2, 1887.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES F. FERGUSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Burlington, in the county of Chittenden and State of Vermont, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ater-Troughs with Submerged Heaters, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in heating apparatus especially adapted to watering-troughs; and the objects of my improve ments are, first, to provide a trough so arranged that stock shall be conveniently supplied with water whose temperature shall not fall below an average of in the coldest weather, and, second, to afford facilities for the convenient heating of the water in the trough by means of asubmerged heater, which can be easily and economically used. I attain these objects by means of the arrangement illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is avertical longitudinal section of a trough'which embodies my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section taken on the dotted line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Similar letters refer to similar parts th roughout the different views.

A is a water-trough of suitable size and shape constructed of wood or mctal-preferably of galvanized iron. This trough Idivide by partitions into two or more sections, the central division being designed to contain my heater. One of the end divisions, as B, is intended to receive the water, when three divisions are required, either through a pipe from a living spring, a reservoir, or a tank. It is provided with an outlet, a, at its top for purposes of overflow.

Near the top of the partition adjoining the central or heating division, 0, is an opening, I), through which the water from the supplysection B readily passes and fills the section 0. This opening is somewhat lower than the overflow a, to allow the division 0 to be filled before the water shall overflow from the divis ion B.

A corresponding opening is placed near the top of the partition, which separates the central division, 0, from the drinking-section D, at the other extremity of the trough, for the Serial No. 218,601. (No model.)

purpose of supplying the latter section with water heated by the heater in the section 0. In the outer end of the section D, near the bottom of the trough, is an outlet, e, for the purpose of emptying the section when desired. By this arrangement of adjoining sections and openings for the passage of water the drinking-section D is continually supplied with water from section B, the temperature of which has been modified, as desired, by the heater in the section 0, through which section ittlows into the drinking-section D, inasmuch as it runs through section 0 as rapidly only as itis taken by the animals from section D, the overflow a carrying off any excess of cold water in the supply-section.

If the water is supplied by pumping, it is evident that the water tank or reservoir which temporarily contains it may be so arranged as to empty directly into the division 0, and thus perform the part of division B.

The apparatus which is employed to raise the temperature of the water consists of a metal pipe, E, preferably made of galvanized iron and of such length as will allowit to rest upon the bottom of the trough within the sec tion 0, where it is securely held in place by suitable cross-bars, x, or otherwise. One end of this pipe f is turned upward sufficiently high to extend above the top of the trough A when in posit-ion, its top being covered with a removable cap, 2. On the outer side of the vertical endf is attached a smaller section or division, h, which extends to the bottom of the heater E, and communicates with the interior of the heater through an opening at the bottom controlled by the slide or damper G, which is operated vertically by means of the handle which extends to the top of the draftpassage h. At the other extremity of the heater Eis a smoke-fluc,p, which rises vertically to such height above the trough as may be found necessary. By this simple and efl'ective arrangement the fuelof whatever character used, whether it be charcoal, wood, or a kerosenelamp-can be placed on agrating within the horizontal portion of the heater through the pipef by removing the cap 2'; and when the fuel is ignited combustion is readily maintained by means of the current of air through the draft-passage h, and thence beneath the grating on which the fuel rests, the

passage It being always under control by means of the slide or valve G. The smoke passes out through the smoke flue or pipep.

The apparatus being constructed of metal and made water tight, with only the openings in the top of the vertical pipesf andp, which project above the top of the trough, itis adapted to rest on the bottom of the trough within the section 0 below the water-supply opening I), and therefore is at all times covered with the water which fills the section 0. It cannot therefore be injured in any way by the fire within it, and it supplies with a minimum quantity of fuel all the heat required to warm the water surrounding it to the degree required. g

It is proposed to cover the sections B and C, so that the animal is unable to draw any water except from the drinkingseetion D,

g seams J. F. FERGUSON.

Witnesses:

E. "W. HoPKINs, CHARLES E. ALLEN. 

